44. Rereorr or tHE HorticuttuRAL DrparRTMEN’. 
will be firm and will require no tying. The application of 
grafting wax at the points where the twigs enter the tree com- 
pletes the operation. Fig. 2 shows the appearance of the tree 
when the task is completed except for the waxing. In this, as in 
all grafting operations, the success depends largely on having the 
parts which it is desired to unite press strongly together so it is 
important that the twigs used be quite stiff and springy and that 
they be cut to just the right length to fit the incisions. The vigor 
of the tree is also an important factor and it is not advisable to 
try any method of treatment on trees which for any reason are 

Mpruyops oF BRIDGING OVER INJURY TO TREES, 
Pen sketch adapted from Thomas by W. P. Wheeler. 
making an unsatisfactory growth and are evidently in poor con- 
dition. Young trees which have been planted only a year or two 
will seldom pay for the trouble of operating and in such cases it 
is usually best to pull out the injured tree and replant. Even 
with the best of success a tree which has been injured and repaired 
will not grow as fast for a year or two as a Similar uninjured one. 
N. O. Booru, Assistant Horticulturist. 
Geneva, N. Y., Mar. 25, 1902. 
